Louisiana Governors Race Faces First Kennedy Era Vote
In New Orleans Democrats name their choice as the first statewide vote since President Kennedy's assassination. If no majority emerges, a runoff is set for January 11. Key candidates include Delesseps Morrison Gillis Long and John McKeithen with polls open 6 am to 8 pm. Louisiana counts 1,182,676 voters including 154,247 African Americans.
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Kennedy
Aland
Delesseps S. Morrison
Organization of American States
U.S
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John J. McKeithen
Long
Russell B. Long
McKeithen
Earl K. Long
Earl
Robert F. Kennon
Shelby M. Jackson
Oswald Widow Seeks Life In U S As Probe Continues
Marina Oswald wants to remain in the Dallas area with her two children and begin life as an American. Secret Service has kept her location secret, while funds raised for the family reach about 7700 dollars. Marguerite Oswald defends her son, suggesting panic at the Texas School Book Depository may have driven him to retrieve a gun before the fatal events.
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Vey Oswald
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Leona Williamson
Fort Worth
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Marguerite Oswald
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Texas School Book Depository
Marina Oswald
Edwin A. Walker
Walker
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Chicago Sun- Times
Washington Evening Star
Dallas Morning News
Immunity sought for Kennedy testimony in Senate bill
Senators Russell and Cooper propose sweeping immunity and compelled testimony for witnesses in the Kennedy case. The plan would bar Fifth Amendment refusals and allow federal court enforcement, while the commission awaits the FBI’s full report.
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Richard B. Russell
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John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Earl Warren
Texas
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Johnson
Waggoner Carr
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Cooper
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Kennedy
Dallas
Oswald
Jack Ruby
Cleary Named to Lead Wisconsin Savings and Loan Dept
John W. Cleary aged 52 of Milwaukee was named director of the State Savings and Loan Department to succeed Roman J. Winkowski who resigned under fire. Cleary formerly led the Milwaukee Savings and Loan Council and the Wisconsin Savings and Loan organization.
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Winkowski
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Milwaukee
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Roman J. Winkowski
Milwaukee Savings and Loan Council
Wisconsin Savings and Loan
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp
Savings and Loan Department
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Hopkins Savings & Loan Association
Peter A. Cleary
Wisconsin
Savings and Loan
A. J. Schmedeman
President Johnson Keeps Busy Saturday Schedule
President Johnson planned a full White House day with staff briefings and calls as he delayed moving into the mansion. He will fly to New York Saturday morning for Herbert Lehman’s funeral and later return to Washington.
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Spring Valley
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John XXIII
New York
Herbert H. Lehman
Empire State
Lehman
Freeburg Man Dies After Auto Accident
John Arnold Gillen 23 of Freeburg died from injuries in a one car crash one mile north of Eitzen on STH 76 at 1 a.m. amid dense fog. He was thrown from the overturned vehicle. Services set for Steffen Funeral Home Monday at 9:30 a.m. and St. John’s Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Burial in Calvary Cemetery.
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Eitzen
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Steffen Funeral Home
St. John’s Catholic Church
Thaddeus Dereniski
Calvary Cemetery
Woman in Flint Identifies Colors by Fingertip Light
Patricia Stanley of Flint Michigan says she can see with her fingertips and has proven it to doctors at Barnard College. She identifies colors while blindfolded with odds against her on pure chance about ten thousand to one. She explains light colors feel smoother and thinner while dark colors feel thicker and rougher.
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Flint, Mich
Barnard College
Montgomery Eyes Reopening Parks
Montgomery city commissioners weigh reopening 12 municipal parks closed in 1959 amid a court ordered integration plan. Local history notes the parks remained shuttered for decades as desegregation efforts continued.
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Montgomery, Ala
World’s oldest bishop Alfonso Carinci dies at 101
Vatican City reports Archbishop Alfonso Carinci died Friday at age 101. He was the world’s oldest Roman Catholic bishop and served in the church for decades.
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Vatican City
Alfonso Carinci
Weekend Weather Outlook With Snow Flurries
The forecast calls for cloudy, windy conditions and colder air Saturday night with snow flurries. Sunday will be breezy and cooler with decreasing clouds as temperatures rise from the low 20s Saturday night to the upper 20s Sunday afternoon.
Thompson Jailed for Life in Wife Slaying Case
George Moses reports in Minneapolis that 36 year old T Eugene Thompson was convicted of first degree murder for arranging the killing of his wife Carol in St Paul nine months after the crime. He was sentenced to life with possible parole after 17 years for good behavior. He faces transfer to Stillwater prison with no capital punishment in Minnesota.
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T. Eugene Thompson
Carol
Minnesota
St. Paul
Thompson
Stillwater
Rolf Fosseen
Mrs Olesen Hints At Writing A Book About Thompson
Mrs Jack ie Olesen, linked to T Eugene Thompson in his first degree murder case, refused to comment on the verdict. She said the distressed family needs space and suggested she may write a real good story someday, perhaps selling it for a million, and hopes to disappear for a few days this weekend.
Thompson Guilty in Murder Case Sentenced to Life
In Minneapolis the Thompson murder trial ends with a life prison sentence for St. Paul lawyer T Eugene Thompson after a jury of nine women and twelve men convicts him of arranging his wife’s killing for money and love. The verdict follows six weeks of testimony and a dramatic court scene as reporters packed the corridors outside the pink granite courthouse.
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Hennepin County
Thompson
St. Paul
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Sidney C. Becker
Fosseen
Archambo
Some Don't Know Santa's ZIP Code
In Richmond Virginia an AP report notes Santa's ZIP code 99701 is unfamiliar to some postal workers. Letters addressed to Santa at the North Pole with that ZIP code were returned to senders marked No such p.o. in state named return for better address.
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Richmond, Va
Santa Claus
North Pole
John G. Mizell
Goldwater Targets of Abusive Telegrams After Kennedy Assassination
The Chicago Tribune reports Barry Goldwater and ally John Tower received abusive messages after President Kennedy's assassination. Associates say the outpouring shocks them and raises questions about Goldwater's presidential bid amid claims right wing extremism fueled hostility. The letters range from cranks to those blaming right wing leaders for Kennedy's death.
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Chicago Tribune
Barry Goldwater
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the Tribune
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Goldwater
John Tower
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